Weather-strip for doors.



P. BRAUN.

WEATHER STRIP FOR DOORS.

APPUCATIO'N FILED MAY 23. 1914. RENEWED DEC. 22. 1915.

Patented y 9,191.6.

PETER RHUN UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFTQE PETER BRAUN, OF ST. JAMES, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T ROBERT HABEBSTOCK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

WEATHER-STRIP FOR DOORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1916.

Application filed May 23, 1914, Serial No. 840,587. Renewed December 22, 1915. Serial No. 68,294.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that I, PETER BRAUX, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. James, in the county of Suffolk and State of New York, have invented Icertain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips for Doors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved weather strip for doors, and has for its primary object to provide a device of this character which will effectually prevent rain water being blown beneath the lower edge of the door during a storm.

The invention has for another and more specific object to provide an adjustable guard plate which may be easily and quickly mounted upon or removed from the door,

and when in its operative position projects outwardly over the door sill.

The invention has for a further object to produce a device of the above character which is simple and inexpensive in its construction, reliable and effective in practical use, and does not detract from the ornamental appearance of the door.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my invention applied to the lower edge of a door, the door being shown in its open posi tion; Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section showing the position of the removable guard plate when the door is closed; and Fig.3 is a fragmentary detail perspective view.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 and 6 indicate two relatively adjustable sheet metal plates which are bent at one of their longitudinal edges into tubular form, said tubular edge of the plate defining a spiral curve in cross section as shown at 7. From this tubular longitudinal edge of the plate the same is extended and transversely curved as at 8, the other longitudinal edge of the plate being angularly bent or flanged as shown at 9.

10 indicates the door, 11 the threshold bar, and 12 the door sill, all of which may be of. any ordinary or approved form and construction. In the application of my invention to the door, the flanges 9 of the plates 5 and 6 are engaged. against the outer face of the door adjacent its lower edge and the curved portion 8 of the plates are provided with spaced openings 13 to receive suitable fastening screws indicated at 14, whereby, said plates are securely fastened to the door. It will be understood, of course, that the plates 5 and 6 are extended upon each other in accordance with the width of the particular door to which the device is applied.

A second pair of adjustable sheet metal platesdesignated by the numerals 15 and 16 respectively constitute the guard or weather strip proper. These plates are also spirally curved at one of their longitudinal edges as shown at 17, and are engaged over the spirally curved edges 7 of the plates 5 'and 6 and are adapted for sliding movement longitudinally with respect to the fixed plates on the lower edge of the door. It will be observed that the plates 15 and 16 extend outwardly when the door is in its closed position over the sill 12, the outer longitudinal edges of said plates being slightly curved upwardly as shown at 18 while the corners of said plates are preferably rounded so that the plates will readilymove over the floor covering when the door is closed without liability of catching therein. \Vhen the door is in its closed position, the plates 15 and 16 extend downwardly at an inclination from the fixed plates 5 and 6 so as to direct water collecting upon said plates outwardly over their curved edges 18;

In the relatively opposite ends of the plates 15 and,16 screws 20' are threaded. These screws are adapted to be received in longitudinal slots or recesses 21 formed in the corresponding end edges of the plates 5 and 6 respectively. It will thus be apparent that when the door is moved to its closed position, the end of the plate 15 which is opposed to the door frame will 'engage with said frame and the plates 15 and 16 will be moved longitudinally upon the plates-5 and 6. The plates 15 and 16 being loosely mounted upon the fixed door plates 5 and 6 will move as a unit with respect to said latter plateswhen the door is opened or closed, the frictional engagement of the ends of the plates 15 and 16 with each other preventing the relative movement of the plates 15 and 16 under ordinary operating conditions. It will be understood that the curved or tubular edges of these plates are normally of different diameters and the in ner tubular portion of one plate must be slightly compressed for insertion in the tubular edge of the other plate. Thus these curved edges of the plates 'will exert a clamping pressure upon each other. The screw 20 carried by the plate 15 enters the slot 21. while the screw in the other of the plates 16 moves out of the slot in the other of the fixed plates. These screws limit the sliding movement of the plates 15 and 16 and also'preve'nt pivotal movement of said plates upon the spirally curved edges 7 of the plates 5 andG. It will, of course, be understood that when the door is open, the end of the plate 16 will engage with the door frame and said plates 15 and 16 will be shifted in the opposite direction. Thus all liability of the plates 15 and 16 binding against the door frame is obviated. By simply removing one of the screws 20,'said guard plates may be easily and quickly disconnected from the plates on the door until it is again desired to use the same.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is believed that the construction, manner of use, and several advantages of my invention will be apparent. By constructing the plates 5 and 6 of the cross sectional form illustrated in the drawing, the same have the appearance ofamolding strip and therefore add to the ornamental appearance of the door. The device, as a Whole, is comparatively simple in its construction, may

be produced at small i'nanufacturing cost,

and will elfectually prevent the entrance of rain water-beneath the lower edge of the door during-a severe wind and rain storm.

\Vhile I have above described the preferred form, construction, andarrangement of the several elements employed, it Will be understood that the device is, nevertheless, susceptible of considerable I I therein, and I therefore reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described including a pair of plates secured along one of their longitudinal edges to the face of a door and having their other longitudinal modification edges spaced. from the door and tubularly formed, a second pair of metal plates longitudinally adjustable with respect to each other, each of the latter plates having a tubularly formed longitudinal edge loosely engaged over the tubular edges of said first named plates, said latter plates projecting outwardly over the door-sill and adapted for engagement at their' relatively opposite ends with the door frame when the door is opened or closed whereby said plates are shifted longitudinally with respect to the door plates, and means carried by said last named plates to cooperate with means, on the door plates and limit such shifting movement and also prevent pivotal movement of the latter plates with-respect to said door plates.

A device of the characterdescribed including a metal guard plate, means adapted to be. applied to the door upon which said guard plate is loosely'engaged at one of its edges, said plate extending outwardly over the door-sill when the door is in its closed position, said plate shifting longitudinally with respect to the means on the door when the door is opened or closed, and screws carried by the guard plate to detachably hold the same in connection with the means-011 a door and the latter plates projecting outwardly over'tlie door-sill, the plates on the door having longitudinal recesses in their relatively opposite edges, stop screws threaded in the outer ends of the tubular ends of said latter plates for engagement in said recesses to limit the longitudinal shifting movement of said plates With respect to the plates on the door and detachably retain the same in connection with said door plates.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

PETER BRAUN. 1V itnesses C. C. Sounnr, Jos. EscnnNnaoiI. 

